KUR EA class

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Kenya-Uganda Railway EA class
East African Railways 28 class

EAR 2804, right three quarter.jpg

Portrait of EAR 2804
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Robert Stephenson and Company
Serial number 3921–3926
Build date 1928
Total produced 6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 2-8-2
 •  UIC 1′D1' h2
Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Driver dia. 51 in (1,295 mm)
Adhesive weight 69.5 long tons (70.6 t)
Loco weight 09.7 long tons (9.9 t)
Fuel type Oil → Coal → Oil
Fuel capacity
  • Oil: 2,375 imp gal (10,800 l; 2,852 US gal)
  • Coal: 12 long tons (12 t)
Water cap 5,000 imp gal (23,000 l; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 40.5 sq ft (3.76 m2)
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface 2,310 sq ft (215 m2)
 • Tubes

 

  • 1,401 sq ft (130.2 m2)
  • (2,107 sq ft (195.7 m2))
 • Firebox 180 sq ft (17 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Type Inside
 • Heating area
  • 729 sq ft (67.7 m2)
  • (524 sq ft (48.7 m2))
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 21 1⁄4 in × 28 in (540 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Loco brake Westinghouse type
Train brakes Westinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort 37,938 lbf (168.76 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • KUR: EA class
  • EAR: 28 class
Number in class 6
Numbers
  • KUR: 1–6
  • EAR: 2801–2806
First run 1928
Disposition All scrapped
[1]

The KUR EA class, later known as the EAR 28 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives. The six members of the class were built in 1928 for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) by Robert Stephenson and Company in Darlington, England, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR). [2]

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck. This configuration of steam locomotive is most often referred to as a Mikado, frequently shortened to Mike.

Steam locomotive railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material – usually coal, wood, or oil – to produce steam in a boiler. The steam moves reciprocating pistons which are mechanically connected to the locomotive's main wheels (drivers). Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in wagons (tenders) pulled behind.

Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823. It was the first company set up specifically to build railway engines.

Contents

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names (later removed), [3] of each member of the class were as follows: [4]

Builder's
number		KUR
number		EAR
number		NameNotes
392112801 Mvita
392222802 Shimanzi
392332803 Vanga
392442804 Kilifi
392552805 Lamu
392662806 Malindi

See also

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The UR MS class, known later as the KUR MS class, later still as the KUR EE class, and finally as the EAR 10 class, was a class of 1,000 mm gauge 2-6-4 T steam locomotives built by Nasmyth, Wilson and Company in Patricroft, Salford, England, for the Uganda Railway (UR).

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 44, 46–48, 84, 86.
  2. ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 46–48.
  3. ↑ Staff writer 1955, p. 57.
  4. ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 52, 88.

Bibliography

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